advent
['?dv?nt]
- n. 到來；出現；基督降臨；基督降臨節
中文詞源
advent 來臨
前綴ad-, 去，往。詞根vent, 來,詞源同come.
英文詞源
- advent (n.)
- "important arrival," 1742, an extended sense of Advent "season before Christmas" (Old English), from Latin adventus "a coming, approach, arrival," in Church Latin "the coming of the Savior," from past participle stem of advenire "arrive, come to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + venire "to come" (see venue). In English, also sometimes extended to the Pentecost.
雙語例句
- 1. the advent of new technology
- 新技術的出現
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring.
- 春天來臨時燕子成群飛來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.
- 歐元的出現將重新定義歐洲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The advent of computer has greatly changed the pattern of people's life.
- advent:計算機的出現大大改變了人類的生活方式.
來自互聯網
- 5. Deptford had come alive with the advent of the new priest at St Paul's.
- 圣保羅教堂新牧師的到來使德特福德變得生機勃勃。
來自柯林斯例句